Leeds suffer transfer blow as £8m Belgium international rejects Ellen Road move - Favours move to Turkish giants

Leeds suffer transfer blow as £8m Belgium international rejects Ellen Road move – Favours move to Turkish giants

Eren Sarigul

August 5, 2018

Leeds suffer transfer blow as £8m Belgium international rejects Ellen Road move – Favours move to Turkish giants — Astana's Serbian midfielder Nemanja Maksimovic (L) fights for the ball with Galatasaray's Belgian defender Jason Denayer during the UEFA Champions League group C football match between FC Astana and Galatasaray AS at the Astana Arena stadium in Astana on September 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO / STANISLAV FILIPPOV (Photo credit should read STANISLAV FILIPPOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Leeds United have suffered a major blow in their pursuit of Man City defender Jason Denayer.

The Belgium international has been closely linked with a summer exit despite traveling with the rest of the Man City squad on their pre-season tour of the USA.

According to the daily Turkish newspaper Aksam, Denayer has rejected Leeds United’s contract offer.

Per the source, Denayer is intent on returning to Galatasaray this summer.

We recently reported that Leeds tabled a £8 million offer for the versatile defender.

The news comes as a massive boost to Galatasaray who are keen on signing Denayer on another season-long.

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The 23-year-old played a major role in the Lions title success last season where he established himself as a key member of Fatih Terim’s starting eleven.

Denayer made a total of 22 appearances for Galatasaray last season.

The Belgium international is expected to leave the Citizens this summer and was not included in the Community Shield squad against FA Cup winners Chelsea today at Wembley.

Man City kick off the 2018/19 Premier League season with a clash against Arsenal next weekend.